Home Industry Hospitality Turkey’s Rixos to open Dubai JBR hotel in May Rixos Premium Dubai, located in Jumeirah Beach Residence, will feature 443 rooms and suites by Staff Writer March 27, 2017 Turkish hotel brand Rixos has announced its latest Dubai property will open on May 15. Rixos Premium Dubai, located in Jumeirah Beach Residence, will feature 443 rooms and suites, a private beach, gym and spa with Turkish hammam and six food and beverage outlets. Events space includes 10 meeting rooms and a ballroom able to cater for 1,000 guests. “This is an excellent time to expand Rixos Hotels portfolio in Dubai as the market continues to experience radical growth while establishing itself further as one of the world’s premier leisure and business destinations,” said Erkan Yildirim, SVP of operations for Rixos Hotels. Among the dining outlets will be all-day restaurant Turquoise, Italian fine-dining restaurant Luigia’s, music and sports bar Lock Stock & Barrel, American steakhouse STK and burger outlet Black Tap. In addition the hotel will include retail stores Rodeo Drive, Via Rodeo and Ocean Drive. Rixos has two further hotel openings planned in Abu Dhabi and the Maldives in 2018 and already operates an existing property on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. The Rixos Premium Dubai and the two 2018 properties will come under a luxury joint venture announced with France’s AccorHotels earlier this month. Read: France’s Accor, Turkey’s Rixos form luxury resort joint venture 0 Comments